Text to Noriko

[om_upstart]

Konobonwa! <3

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So. I MAY have had a conversation with Phil this afternoon.

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A NAKED conversation. About matters of mutual interest.

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Strangely enough, the nudity was largely incidental. <3

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[om_surge]

Where are you?

[om_upstart]

Oh, you know. Around.

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I'm a little worried you might hit me again if I go into greater detail.

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Seemed prudent to let you have a little space. Time to reflect, calm down, count to ten. Electrocute a few trees.

[om_surge]

You're serious. You told him.

[om_upstart]

Hai hai.

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It wasn't easy, either. For such a clever fellow, he really seems to need things that ought to be obvious spelled out for him.

[om_upstart]

Hello?

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Noriko-san?

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Are you ignoring me?

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I know you're not happy now, but I swear I had the best possible intentions!

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I didn't want this to turn into a thing that dragged on for months and months and never achieved any sort of resolution.

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Phil wasn't even that weird about it!

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Well, he was pretty weird. But not in a bad way! Just a typical Phil kind of way.

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When you think about it, I'm sure you'll realize everybody being on the same page isn't a bad thing.

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Think of it as an opportunity!

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Hello?

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Okay. You need time. I understand completely.

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I probably deserve it.

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It's only natural, after all. Really, though, it's not THAT bad.

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I'm confident it will all work out for the best.

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But a disaster, this is certainly not.

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More of a re-evaluation.

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You should talk to Phil, if you don't want to talk to me.

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You'll see. At the end of the day, nothing's really changed.

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Okay. I'll let you have some Noriko Time. Work things out.

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When you're ready to talk, we can talk.

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Bonne nuit.